Game Designer | Concepteur de jeux

Hardsuit Labs

7d•Remote

About The Position

Founded in 2015 by industry veterans Andy Kipling and Russell Nelson, Hardsuit Labs is a Seattle-based game developer and co-dev studio acquired by Keywords Studios in 2023. They believe great games are built by great people in a healthy, collaborative, and positive work environment. The studio values diversity, inclusion, and equity. Hardsuit Labs has a reputation as an Unreal Engine focused development house, working on various genres and games, from support and work-for-hire to original development. They have long-standing relationships with major gaming companies and are a certified developer across all major platforms. As part of Keywords Studios, this role offers the opportunity to partner with various studios globally on different games and genres.

Requirements

4+ years of experience working in professional production environments in game design, level design, and mission design
Collaborator able to work across internal and external teams/disciplines as a team player
Pro-active problem solver who will see problems through to resolution
Excellent active communication skills and follow through
Experience conceptualizing, developing, and shipping levels and missions end to end
Good sense of 3D game space, pacing, flow, immersion, player motivation, and aesthetics
Strong understanding and comfort with technical concepts, logic, and logic flow
A strong understanding of Unreal Engine and its development environment

Nice To Haves

Experience with a range of game engines and tool sets
Experience in other development roles - Production, Engineering, Art, QA
Experience in developing networked games and cooperative experiences
Capable with Maya / Max or 3D software equivalent
Console development experience

Responsibilities

Collaborate with internal and external teams/disciplines to achieve end-user experience goals
Conceptualization, documentation and ideation of levels, spaces, missions, and gameplay experiences
Work with a variety of technologies, systems, and platforms
Grey-boxing, pacing, layout beats, scripting, encounters, gameplay implementation
Testing, debugging, level performance, streaming, and optimization
Environmental storytelling, world building, tone, setting, art propping
Manage and maintain work and documentation
Actively contribute to the improvement of pipelines and the team around you
Be a source of knowledge and mentorship to others